Hello again, We just got back from a week in Nicaragua and it was incredible. There are some Costa Rican’s who have prejudices against the country because it’s much poorer and there are many who come, illegally or not, to find work and medical care (remind you of US/Mexico?) Anyway, it was incredible. After a 7 hr trip by van with 10 girls and two professors, the first thing we see after the border is a giant lake with two volcanoes jutting out, a characteristic that literally shapes Nicaragua. Within no time we were seeing stark differences in standard of living as we drove past one wood shacks made of spare wood, plastic bags, whatever could be found. We stayed in Managua for the first two nights in a hotel called Maria La Gorda (or Fat
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